MARGIN REQUIREMENTS Cboe FUTURES EXCHANGE. Effective

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1 MARGIN REQUIREMENTS Cboe FUTURES EXCHANGE Effective Contract 1 Maintenance 2 Hedger & TPH 3 Hedger & TPH Maintenance Spread 4 - Spread Maintenance - Spread Hedger & TPH - Spread Hedger & TPH Maintenance Cboe Volatility Index (VX) Monthly Expirations 5 Feb.2019 Mar.2019 Apr.2019 May.2019 Jun.2019 Jul.2019 Aug.2019 Sep.2019 $8,800 5,720 5,720 $8,000 5,200 5,200 3,000 3,000 See the VX table below. See the VX table below. Cboe Volatility Index (VX) Weekly Expirations 6 $8,800 $8,000 $3,069 $2,790 Cboe iboxx ishares $ High Yield Corporate Bond Index Futures (IBHY) All Contracts $2,431 $2,210 $759 $690 Cboe iboxx ishares $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Index Futures (IBIG) All Contracts $1,265 $1,150 $660 $600

2 Contract 1 Maintenance 2 Hedger & TPH 3 Hedger & TPH Maintenance Spread 4 - Spread Maintenance - Spread Hedger & TPH - Spread Hedger & TPH Maintenance Cboe Bitcoin (USD) Futures (XBT) All Contracts 44% of the current daily settlement price 40% of the current daily settlement price 1.10 (110%) x Spread Maintenance The net difference between the outright customer maintenance margin requirements on each long and short contract plus For each spread, a spread charge equal to 10% of the daily settlement price that is the greatest among all XBT futures contracts available for trading S&P 500 Variance (VA) Jan.2019 Feb.2019 Mar.2019 Apr.2019 Jun.2019 Sep.2019 Dec.2019 Mar.2020 Jun.2020 Dec.2020 Dec.2021 $ $ See the VA table below. See the VA table below. Cboe/CBOT 10-Year Treasury Note Volatility Index (TYVIX) $1,166 $1,060 $275 $250 This margin information is only a brief summary and should only serve as a supplement to careful review of relevant CFE rules, OCC rules, Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) provisions, and CEA regulations dealing with margin requirements. The requirements explained here are based on publication date rules and regulations, and therefore, subject to change. This information should be used as a reference document and is not intended to be an allencompassing restatement of applicable margin requirements. Brokerage firms may require customers to post higher margins than the minimum margins specified.

3 Cboe Volatility Index (VX) Intra-Commodity Rates (Calendar Spreads) - Maintenance - Hedger & TPH - Hedger & TPH Maintenance Month 1 vs. Month 2 $3,311 $3,010 Month 1 vs. Month 3 $3,553 $3,230 Month 1 vs. Month 4, 5 or 6 $5,225 $4,750 Month 1 vs. Month 7, 8 or 9 $5,555 $5,050 Month 2 vs. Month 3 $1,111 $1,010 Month 2 vs. Month 4, 5 or 6 $2,145 $1,950 Month 2 vs. Month 7 or 8 $2,475 $2,250 Month 2 vs. Month 9 $2,607 $2,370 Month 3 vs. Month 4, 5 or 6 $2,145 $1,950 Month 3 vs. Month 7, 8 or 9 $2,475 $2,250 Month 4 vs. Month 5 $352 $320 Month 4 vs. Month 6 $473 $430 Month 4 vs. Month 7 $506 $460 Month 4 vs. Month 8 $704 $640 Month 4 vs. Month 9 $1,210 $1,100 Month 5 vs. Month 6 $198 $180 Month 5 vs. Month 7 $385 $350 Month 5 vs. Month 8 $451 $410 Month 5 vs. Month 9 $1,067 $970 Month 6 vs. Month 7 or 8 $385 $350 Month 6 vs. Month 9 $1,001 $910 Month 7 vs. Month 8 $363 $330 Month 7 vs. Month 9 $979 $890 Month 8 vs. Month 9 $924 $840

4 S&P 500 Variance (VA) Intra-Commodity Rates (Calendar Spreads) As the S&P 500 Variance futures margin rates generally differ by contract month, the table of calendar spread rates below is only a sample of the total number of combinations. However, for any combination of contract months, the spread margin rate can be determined by taking the absolute value of the difference between the outright margin rates on a 1:1 ratio for the two applicable contract months and adding $50 per spread. - Maintenance - Hedger & TPH - Hedger & TPH Maintenance Tier 1 (Month 1) vs. Tier 2 (Month 2) $277 $252 Tier 1 (Month 1) vs. Tier 3 (Month 3) $100 $91 Tier 1 (Month 1) vs. Tier 4 (Month 4) $426 $387 Tier 1 (Month 1) vs. Tier 5 (Month 5) $99 $90 Tier 1 (Month 1) vs. Tier 6 (Month 6) $149 $135 Tier 1 (Month 1) vs. Tier 7 (Month 7) $76 $69 Tier 1 (Month 1) vs. Tier 8 (Month 8) $165 $150 Tier 1 (Month 1) vs. Tier 9 (Month 9) $113 $103 Tier 1 (Month 1) vs. Tier 10 (Month 10) $89 $81 Tier 1 (Month 1) vs. Tier 11 (Month 11) $117 $106 1 Shading indicates customer initial margin requirements set by OCC. The customer initial margin requirement is 110% of OCC s clearing member margin requirement. 2 CFE sets the customer maintenance margin requirement equal to the OCC clearing member margin requirement. 3 TPH means the account of a person possessing a Trading Privilege Holder Permit that allows access to the Cboe Futures Exchange, LLC trading system. 4 All spread margin requirements shown are for intra-commodity spreads. 5 85% inter-commodity spread credit vs. weekly VX. 6 85% inter-commodity spread credit vs. monthly VX.

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